Up the next morning, and on to Plains Georgia to see the Jimmy Carter National Park. I guess pretty much the whole town of Plains is considered a National Park.
I went first to the High School, which is now a museum. I toured it and got a map. This is where both Jimmy and his wife Rosalynn went to school. The school closed in the 1970's and was later refurbished and turned into the museum for the park.
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| There was even a quilt (a replica of the quilt anyway) |
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| Jimmy was a woodworker. He made most of the furniture that went into their vacation home. |
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| There is a replica of the Oval Office |
I left the museum and headed to Jimmy's Childhood Home, where he grew up. I was told I'd be driving by their present home (and they are in residence) and was warned not to stop near it. Apparently, you cannot see it from the road anyway and the Secret Service are very protective.
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| Their house sits on probably 5 acres. |
The farm looks the same as it did when Jimmy lived here as a child. There is a barn and out buildings. There is also a general store that his dad ran to provide for needs of the local workers at reasonable prices.
There are two big Belgian horses grazing in a field, quite a few goats and a nice chicken yard with lots of laying hens. The eggs are gathered by the park rangers, cleaned and sorted and sent to the Carter's residence for their use.
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| The Barn |
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